Syazrul Idrus. Photo: Twitter/@ICC
Little identified Malaysian seamer Syazrul Idrus on July 26 grew to become the primary male cricketer to take seven wickets in a T20 International when he achieved the feat towards China within the opening recreation of the T20 World Cup Asia B Qualifier right here.
Idrus’ astonishing figures of seven wickets for 8 runs, the very best bowling figures in a males’s T20I, helped Malaysia report a commanding eight-wicket victory over China at Bayuemas Oval. All his seven wickets had been bowled dismissals.
The 32-year-old, who performed in 22 T20Is earlier than Wednesday, broke Nigerian Peter Aho’s earlier report for the very best bowling figures in a males’s T20Is. Aho had picked up 6 wickets for five towards Sierra Leone in 2021.
Among full members of the ICC, India’s Deepak Chahar holds the report of finest bowling figures in a T20I, along with his 6 wickets for 7 runs towards Bangladesh in 2019 being the joint-third finest total alongside Dinesh Nakrani, who registered the identical figures for Uganda towards Lesotho in 2021.
Frederique Overdijk of the Netherlands, nevertheless, holds the very best bowling figures — female and male — in a T20I along with her 7 wickets for 3 runs towards France in 2021.
A complete of 12 bowlers had beforehand claimed six-wicket hauls in a males’s T20I — together with Chahar and one other Indian Yuzvendra Chahal, Australia spinner Ashton Agar and Sri Lanka tweaker Ajantha Mendis — however an elusive seven-wicket haul had by no means been recorded till Idrus’ superb effort.
Electing to bat first, China had been all out for simply 23 runs in 11.2 overs with none of their batters scoring in double digits with Idrus single-handedly ripping by the batting line-up. Opener Wei Guo Lei was the highest scorer with 7. Six Chinese batters had been out for nought.
Malaysia chased down the goal in 4.5 overs, reaching 24 for two.
The winner of this event will progress to the Asia Regional Final in Nepal in November, with the 2 main groups from that occasion then making it by to the T20 World Cup in 2024.
Source: www.thehindu.com
